The Standing Committee on Quality Assurance of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)Professor Mayunga Nkunya, Coordinator, Regional Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)

The Working Group on Quality Assurance of the ASEAN University Network (AUN)Professor Dr Nantana Gajaseni, Deputy Executive Director, The ASEAN University Network (AUN), Presentation;Paper

Regional Projects in the Arab RegionDr Isam Naqib, Regional Project Manager, UNDP Higher Education Project for the Arab Region, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNDP Paper; PresentationProfessor Dr Nadia Badrawi, Member of the Pan-Arab Commission for the Establishment of Regional QAA, Association of Arab Universities (AARU) and Member of the Board, INQAAHE, Presentation; Paper

The European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)Mr Séamus Purséil, Vice-President, The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)

Regional QA – Increasing Autonomy for the Universities?Dr Karin Riegler, Senior Programme Manager, European University Association (EUA)Mr Colin Tück, Bologna Process Committee, European Students’ Union (ESU)Professor James Tuiotek, Member of the Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, IUCEA and Vice-Chancellor, Egerton University, KenyaRapporteur: Rev Dr Charles Kitima, Member of the Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, IUCEA and Vice-Chancellor, St. Augustine University of Tanzania

Developing Equivalent QA Mechanisms – The Role of QA Manuals and Human Resource DevelopmentMs Michaela Martin, Programme Specialist, International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP)Dr Gilberto Alfaro Varela, Former Coordinator of the CSUCA Regional Expert Team on QA and School of Chemistry, National University of Costa RicaDr Tan Kay Tan, Member of AUN-QA, ASEAN University Network and Acting Director, Office of Quality Management, National University of SingaporeRapporteur: Dr Halima Wakabi Akbar, Member of the Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, IUCEA and Dean, Faculty of Education, Islamic University in Uganda

Joint QA Procedures and Mutual RecognitionDr Guy Aelterman, Member of the Board, The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and Member of the Board, Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands & Flanders (NVAO), Presentation, AbstractDr Isam Naqib</media>, Regional Project Manager, UNDP Higher Education Project for the Arab Region, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Mr Ernesto Villanueva, Past-President, Ibero-American Network of Quality in Higher Education (RIACES), Presentation, PaperRapporteur: Professor Dr Nguyen Hoi Nghia, Member of AUN-QA, ASEAN University Network and Director, Centre for Educational Testing and Academic Quality Evaluation, Vietnam National University